SATYAGRAHA
review by
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****
STORY.
Retired teacher Dwarka Anand (Amitabh Bachchan) is an idealistic man. His engineer son Akhilesh's buddy Manav (Ajay Devgan) is an ambitious capitalist. Manav cherishes his friend - who suddenly dies. Minister Balram Singh (Manoj Bajpai) announces compensation which Akhilesh's wife Sumitra (Amrita Rao) cannot get despite daily applications before government babus. Incensed, Dwarka slaps an arrogant official and gets imprisoned. Manav starts a campaign to free him, using social media, roping in wannabe-bahubali Arjun Singh (Arjun Rampal) and journalist Yasmin (Kareena Kapoor). As hopeful students, hungry labourers and angry middle class citizens join, politicians panic.
CRITIC VIEW.
Directed by Prakash Jha "SATYAGRAHA" is out of sync to the nationwide agitation witnessed a year back by a social crusader.
The film is not a commercial entertainer, not even a strong message it deliver's in the whole.
It seems Jha was to much in a hurry to deliver a movie encashing on the agtitation which haywired the national political system.
Outcome, if you are intellectual and looking for a answer to how the revolutionary idea of the film on the real satyagraha would help to fuel more fire to the system's failure, you come out less colloquial to the grievance.
Also Amithabh Bachan's performance is a waste of his stature,he should seriously refrain from casting himself in such enterprise.
Ajay Devgan has a peculiar performance skill to handle such role which he has been able to do justice to the character which he has played.
Supported by Kareena Kapoor,Arjun Ramphal and Amrita Rao's performance do not give a political statements or a drive to inspire the change.
Saving grace is one actor who has a lethal combination of a dramatic style and epitome of acting skills where he can outclass a mega cast MANOJ BAJPAI.One reason to go and watch this movie "Satyagraha ".
CAST.
Directed by Prakash Jha
Produced by Prakash Jha,Ronnie Screwvala,Siddharth Roy Kapur
Written by Anjum Rajabali,Prakash Jha,Rutvik Oza
Starring Amitabh Bachchan,Ajay Devgn,Kareena Kapoor,Arjun Rampal
Manoj Bajpai,Amrita Rao
Music by Salim-Sulaiman,Indian Ocean,Meet Bros Anjjan,Aadesh Shrivastava
Lyrics. Prasoon Joshi
Cinematography Sachin Krishna
Editing by Santosh Mandal
Studio Prakash Jha Productions,UTV Motion Pictures
Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures,(Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures India)
